Operations during the year
NCC achieved all of its financial objectives during 2006.
The return on equity after taxes amounted to 27 percent (18).
Net indebtedness was reduced slightly from SEK 0.5 billion a year ago to SEK 0.4 billion at year-end, mainly as a result of the favorable earnings.
The 2006 Annual General Meeting approved the payment of extraordinary dividends of SEK 1.1 billion to the shareholders, in addition to ordinary divi-dends of SEK 0.6 billion.
The total return on the NCC share in 2006 was 42 percent (78).